The WVBE approved a waiver of WVBE Policy 5310 on October 15, 2015. The waiver delays the use of summative assessment results of English Language Arts and Mathematics for the 15% component of an educator's evaluation for the 2015-16 school year. West Virginia Board of Education Policy 5310 will continue to require the use of summative assessment results for the 5% school-wide growth component of the evaluation system for the 2015-16 school year.

All references in Policy 5310 regarding roster verification were also waived for the 2015-16 school year.